keerpunt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crisis noun A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands urgent action.
- crossroads noun A place where two or more roads meet.
- hinge noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
- milestone noun A marker placed beside a road showing the distance to a destination.
- watershed noun The area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, or sea.
Senses
keerpunt is used for these senses in English:
- crisis A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
- crossroads (figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
- hinge A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- milestone (idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
- turning point A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- watershed (figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.
crisis — full definition
- noun A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability that demands urgent action.
- noun A turning point in a disease or difficult situation.
crossroads — full definition
- noun A place where two or more roads meet.
- noun A critical decision point or turning point in life or a situation.